Godefroi, Count of Montaigu

Godefroi (d. 1161), Count of Montaigu and Clermont, Count of Duras, son of Lambert, Count of Montaigu and Clermont, and his wife Gertrud. Godefroi was Count of Montaigu and Clermont by inheritance and Count of Duras by virtue of marriage. He was also Seigneur of Rochefort, and burger and avoué of Dinant.

With an uneventful career as count, Godefroi married Julienne, daughter of Otto II, Count of Duras, and his wife Berthe of Valenciennes. Godefroi and Julienne had five children:

Gilles, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras
Pierre de Montaigu (d. 1185 or after), Canon at Saint-Lambert, Liège
Conan II, Count of Montaigu, Clermont and Duras
Gerberge de Montaigu (d. after 29 June 1206), married to Wery II de Walcourt
Clarissa de Montaigu.

Upon the death of Godefroi, his son Gilles inherited all three counties. Pierre is also listed as a Count of Montaigu, but as he died before his older brother, it is not clear that he ever actually held the title. After Conon’s death, his brother-in-law Wery II de Walcourt became Count of Montaigu and Clermont, whereas Gérard II, Count of Looz, became the Count of Duras, reflecting the relationship between Looz and Duras dating back to the first Count of Looz, Giselbert.

Sources

Wolters, Joseph Mathias, Notice Historique sur l’Ancien Comté de Duras en Hesbaie, Gyselinck, 1855 (available on Google Books)

Baerten, J., Les origines des comtes de Looz et la formation territoriale du comté, Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire 43 (2), 1965

Medieval Lands Project, Comtes de Montaigu

Medieval Lands Project, Seigneurs de Walcourt

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